Manuscript Location

New York Public Library, Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Division

Place of Origin

England

Date of Composition

ca. 1700 - 1840

Description

The first twenty-six leaves of this folio volume comprise legal records of the years 1641 and 1642. One hundred and sixteen pages of culinary and medical recipes follow. The culinary recipes include soups, puddings, meat and fish dishes, pickles, potted foods, fritters, dessert creams, cakes, gingerbreads, and sweet wines. Among the recipes are calvered (sliced and pickled) salmon, fricassee of sheep's feet, cream fricassee, crawfish pottage, household bread loaves, white gingerbread, and early English burnt cream. All of the six (or more) authors were perceptive cooks who express themselves with clarity and precision.